Measuring Engagement in Antisocial Behavior During Late Adolescence and Early Adulthood for Typically Developing Youth

Crime and Punishment in Emerging Adulthood

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199795574.013.010 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Jessica Craig ◽

Alex R. Piquero

Keyword(s):

Identity Development ◽

Emerging Adulthood ◽

Knowledge Base ◽

Antisocial Behavior ◽

Empirical Research ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

Late Adolescence ◽

Crime And Punishment ◽

Time Period ◽

Rehabilitation Strategies

Emerging adulthood is a time of transition and identity development, largely between late adolescence and into early adulthood. During this period, individuals are navigating their new roles as adulthood ensues and, for some, antisocial behavior is part of this time period. This chapter highlights some of the main findings regarding the age–crime relationship, discusses some of the most central theories for understanding this relationship, and reviews the various punishment and rehabilitation strategies that have been applied to adolescent (and, very recently, emerging adulthood) offending. The authors identify gaps in the knowledge base, and possible avenues for both theoretical and empirical research are suggested.

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The different origins of stability and change in antisocial personality disorder symptoms

Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0033291706009020 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 27-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

S. ALEXANDRA BURT ◽

MATT McGUE ◽

LATANYA A. CARTER ◽

WILLIAM G. IACONO

Keyword(s):

Personality Disorder ◽

Antisocial Behavior ◽

Antisocial Personality Disorder ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

Environmental Influences ◽

Late Adolescence ◽

Antisocial Personality ◽

Environmental Variance ◽

Stability And Change ◽

The Stability

Background. Although adult antisocial personality disorder is generally preceded by a pattern of childhood/adolescent conduct problems, only a subset of those who manifest these developmental precursors go on exhibit significant antisocial behavior in adulthood. To date, however, researchers have yet to resolve the origins of either stability or change in antisocial behavior from childhood/adolescence to adulthood.Method. The present study sought to fill this gap in the literature, making use of a sample of 626 twin pairs from the ongoing Minnesota Twin Family Study (MTFS). Participants were assessed three times between late adolescence and early adulthood. We made use of biometric Cholesky decomposition and latent growth curve modeling techniques, which allow researchers to disambiguate processes of stability and change and evaluate their respective etiologies (i.e. genetic or environmental).Results. Our results revealed that genetic forces were largely responsible for the stability of adult symptoms of antisocial behavior (AAB) from late adolescence through mid-adulthood, while non-shared environmental influences were primarily responsible for change. Importantly, however, although some of the latter represented systematic and long-lasting influence, much of this non-shared environmental variance appeared transient and idiosyncratic.Conclusions. Such findings highlight the enduring impact of genetic influences on AAB, and offer insights into the nature of non-shared environmental influences on development.

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Gender differences in risks for antisocial behavior

10.32469/10355/57784 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

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Erin K. Taylor

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Antisocial Behavior ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Early Adolescence ◽

Juvenile Justice System ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

Late Adolescence ◽

Limited Attention ◽

Antisocial Behaviors ◽

Female Juvenile Offenders

Adolescent girls have always been a relevant presence in the juvenile justice system but have received limited attention from researchers. In response to the dearth of studies on female juvenile offenders, federal study groups and reviewers have called for more research to advance our understanding of the risk factors for antisocial behavior among adolescent girls. To date, however, much of the research on antisocial behavior in adolescent girls has had relatively serious methodological limitations, including relying on correlational or cross-sectional designs and focusing on a limited range of risk factors (e.g., family or school). The current study addressed these limitations by longitudinally examining how risks assessed in early adolescence across multiple domains of youths' social ecology (i.e., individual, family, peer, school, and neighborhood) predicted antisocial behaviors in late adolescence and early adulthood for both females and males. A representative national sample of 1,033 youths and their caregivers completed structured interviews that assessed risk factors in early adolescence, and these risk factors were used to predict subsequent antisocial behaviors. Results of path analyses indicated that peer relationship variables and low levels of academic commitment were most predictive of male antisocial behavior in late adolescence, while physical abuse and age were most predictive of female antisocial behavior in late adolescence. However, most of these same variables no longer predicated antisocial behavior in early adulthood. Overall, the findings suggest that treatments for antisocial behavior should be flexible enough to target the risks that are most salient for male and female youths.

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Meal frequencies in early adolescence predict meal frequencies in late adolescence and early adulthood

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/1471-2458-13-445 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Trine Pagh Pedersen ◽

Bjørn E Holstein ◽

Esben Meulengracht Flachs ◽

Mette Rasmussen

Keyword(s):

Early Adolescence ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

Late Adolescence

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An Examination of Development Trends in Field Dependence among Age Groups of 13 to 21 Years of Age

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1987.64.1.117 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 117-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bill McLeod

Keyword(s):

Field Dependence ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

Age Groups ◽

Late Adolescence ◽

Female Students ◽

Dependence Analysis ◽

Development Trends ◽

Male And Female ◽

Field Independent ◽

Rod And Frame

Three groups of 120 male and female students each, aged 13 to 15 yr., 16 to 18 yr., and 19 to 21 yr., were tested on Oilman's portable rod-and-frame apparatus to assess field dependence. Analysis indicated that the 16- to 18-yr.-old group was more field independent. Developmental trends indicated decreased field-dependence into late adolescence, and then a reversal indicating an increase in field-dependence beginning in early adulthood (19- to 21-yr.-old group).

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Substance use changes and social role transitions: Proximal developmental effects on ongoing trajectories from late adolescence through early adulthood

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579410000544 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 917-932 ◽

Cited By ~ 134

Author(s):

Jeremy Staff ◽

John E. Schulenberg ◽

Julie Maslowsky ◽

Jerald G. Bachman ◽

Patrick M. O'Malley ◽

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Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Transition To Adulthood ◽

Social Roles ◽

Social Role ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

Late Adolescence ◽

Work And Family ◽

Family Roles ◽

Role Transitions ◽

Role Changes

AbstractSubstance use changes rapidly during late adolescence and early adulthood. This time in the life course is also dense with social role changes, as role changes provide dynamic context for individual developmental change. Using nationally representative, multiwave longitudinal data from age 18 to 28, we examine proximal links between changes in social roles and changes in substance use during the transition to adulthood. We find that changes in family roles, such as marriage, divorce, and parenthood, have clear and consistent associations with changes in substance use. With some notable exceptions, changes in school and work roles have weaker effects on changes in substance use compared to family roles. Changes in socializing (i.e., nights out for fun and recreation) and in religiosity were found to mediate the relationship of social role transitions to substance use. Two time-invariant covariates, socioeconomic background and heavy adolescent substance use, predicted social role status, but did not moderate associations, as within-person links between social roles and substance use were largely equivalent across groups. This paper adds to the cascading effects literature by considering how, within individuals, more proximal variations in school, work, and family roles relate to variations in substance use, and which roles appear to be most influential in precipitating changes in substance use during the transition to adulthood.

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Factors Associated with Persistence of Severe Asthma from Late Adolescence to Early Adulthood

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ◽

10.1164/rccm.202010-3763oc ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Neema Izadi ◽

David Baraghoshi ◽

Douglas Curran-Everett ◽

Robert S. Zeiger ◽

Stanley J Szefler ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Severe Asthma ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

Late Adolescence ◽

Factors Associated

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The role of substance use coping in linking depression and alcohol use from late adolescence through early adulthood.

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology ◽

10.1037/pha0000436 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kelsey E. Magee ◽

Arin M. Connell

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

Late Adolescence

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An International Study of Pro/Antisocial Behavior in Young Adults

Cross-Cultural Research ◽

10.1177/1069397119850741 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 54 (1) ◽

pp. 92-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Miguel Basto-Pereira ◽

Inês Queiroz-Garcia ◽

Laura Maciel ◽

Isabel Leal ◽

Maria Gouveia-Pereira

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Antisocial Behavior ◽

Psychosocial Adjustment ◽

Longitudinal Research ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

International Study ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Research Project ◽

Data Collection Process ◽

Meta Analyses

This article presents an international study of pro/antisocial behavior in young adults (SOCIALDEVIANCE1820). This is an ongoing cross-continental longitudinal research project that includes data and researchers from multiple countries across five continents. It aims to explore the intercultural universality of the risk and protective factors associated with pro/antisocial behavior and psychosocial adjustment during early adulthood. Researchers from all countries involved have already translated their questionnaires, selected an appropriate team, and started the data collection process. It is expected that this intercontinental longitudinal research project will have a tremendous social and scientific impact; this study will allow researchers to overcome many limitations of previous meta-analyses, such as limiting the applicability of data to developed countries and the bias caused by combining different assessment methods. Challenges in implementing cross-national studies, and the importance of this type of study to global policies, are discussed.

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